Nephew Build

mysticsniper · 1 Dec 2013 at 23:12

I have been given £1000 to build a new computer for my nephew. He already has a case and the monitor and peripherals

What does this look like to you? I wasn't sure on buying a 770 or going for a 280?

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 SC ACX Dual Bios 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE EVGA Backplate (02G-P4-2776-KR) £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £152.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £139.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £92.99
Total : £1,092.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

mickyflinn · 1 Dec 2013 at 23:17

Overkill on the psu and mobo unless you plan on dual gpu setup in the future.

mysticsniper · 1 Dec 2013 at 23:19

mickyflinn said:
Overkill on the psu and mobo unless you plan on dual gpu setup in the future.

Was just trying to think ahead, and its on offer this week as well

What would be more suited in wattage?

kefan77 · 1 Dec 2013 at 23:22

for a single 770? 550W

mickyflinn · 1 Dec 2013 at 23:30

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £99.95
Total : £219.94 (includes shipping : FREE).

mysticsniper · 1 Dec 2013 at 23:33

mickyflinn said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £99.95
Total : £219.94 (includes shipping : FREE).

Any reason for the change in mobo, besides the price?

Idleman · 2 Dec 2013 at 00:00

Does he really need 16GB of ram? 8 is enough for gaming.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £263.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £152.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
Total : £934.88 (includes shipping : FREE).

lee32uk · 2 Dec 2013 at 02:00

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £155.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Prolimatech Panther CPU Cooler £32.99
Total : £935.84 (includes shipping : FREE).

fowler002 · 2 Dec 2013 at 04:06

Idleman said:
Does he really need 16GB of ram? 8 is enough for gaming.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £263.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £152.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
Total : £934.88 (includes shipping : FREE).

Maybe go for the 4770k which is £75 more(£248), while it may currently be overkill for gaming it'll be more future proof what with newer games taking more advantage of the multicores/threads. Not sure how much longer the prices on the cpu will be held for as they were meant to have ended Friday at 6pm, so get it ordered asap.

mysticsniper · 2 Dec 2013 at 20:58

He's been trying to convince me that he needs 16GB Ram, and we should pay the extra for the 4770k so he can run those demanding programs :rolleyes:

OvEr_KiLL · 2 Dec 2013 at 21:04

for gaming you dont really need more than 8gb of ram, but get something like 1866mhz + and if it doesnt show up in cpu-z for eg. then change the xmp profile in the bios

DaleTheWhale · 2 Dec 2013 at 21:38

What are the demanding programs?

mysticsniper · 2 Dec 2013 at 22:05

Its not just for gaming, there are some design & graphic's work as well.

mickyflinn · 2 Dec 2013 at 22:06

mysticsniper said:
Any reason for the change in mobo, besides the price?

The motherboard will run 2 gpu's in sli or xfire .

DaleTheWhale · 2 Dec 2013 at 22:07

mysticsniper said:
Its not just for gaming, there are some design & graphic's work as well.

How much graphic design work will he be doing?
Does it warrant the need for the 16GB?

mysticsniper · 2 Dec 2013 at 23:50

ThaReaperGuy said:
How much graphic design work will he be doing?
Does it warrant the need for the 16GB?

Knowing my nephew, he'll be spending more time gaming than working